Category: News
Video: St Regis Hotel Employment Opportunities
[Updated] Premier and Minister of Tourism David Burt and Junior Minister of Labour, Senator Arianna Hodgson are holding a press conference this morning [March 11] to announce a joint initiative with the St. Regis Resort, which is due to open soon. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Senator Hodgson... Read more of this article
BFRS Extinguish Vehicle Fire At Rambling Lane
The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service [BFRS] extinguished a fire — with “one car and five cycles fully involved in flame” — in the Rambling Lane, Pembroke area early this morning [March 11]. A BFRS spokesperson said, “At 4:30am on March 11, 2021, Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Dispatch received a report of a vehicle on... Read more of this article
Video: March 11th Bernews Morning Newsflash
MP Zane DeSilva charged in Magistrates Court in connection with the dinner party last year, BFRS extinguish vehicle fire, close to 100 walk ins at vaccine center yesterday, ‘remove abandoned vehicles within City limits’, Police & TCD to ‘conduct traffic operations’ and seven new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bermuda are... Read more of this article
St George’s Group Issue Education Response
A community action group in St George’s Parish has issued a comprehensive response to the Parish Primary School Proposals, and has gathered signatures from over 400 supporters so far. The group of parents, teachers and community stakeholders are appealing for more people to add their names to the document, which can be found here. The group’s... Read more of this article
Close To 100 Walk Ins At Vaccine Center Today
The Bermuda College Covid-19 vaccination centre has started accepting walk-in clients aged 65 and over, and “close to 100 people walked in to get vaccinated” today. In releasing today’s test results, a Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health reminds the public about the walk-in vaccination service that started today... Read more of this article
30 Minute Video: March 10 ZBM Evening News
With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related Stories 30 Minute Video: Dec... Read more of this article
Covid-19: 652 Test Results Received, 7 Positive
The Ministry received 652 test results and seven were positive for Covid-19 — four imported, one local transmission with a known contact and two under investigation – so the island currently has 29 active cases. A Government spokesperson said, “”The Ministry of Health received 652 test results since the last update, and seven [7]... Read more of this article
New Prizes Offered In Butterfield Card Campaign
There are new prizes on offer for the Bank of Butterfield promotional campaign, including a four-night stay at The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club and at the new The St. Regis Bermuda Resort, which is scheduled to open next month. A spokesperson said, “On 11th February, the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited announced that it launched... Read more of this article
Education Ministry Video Series: O’Brien Osborne
The Island currently has a one-size-fits-all model of education that isn’t serving all of Bermuda’s children. O’Brien Osborne, Principal at Somerset Primary School, believes a personalised approach to learning will better meet the individual needs of our young people. The long-time educator, who has been teaching for over 30 years, is currently... Read more of this article
Professional Development For School Educators
“Professional development will play a key role in preparing teachers to implement a powerful vision for learning that we expect to take place in Bermuda’s classrooms every day,” Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said in the House of Assembly today [March 10]. The Minister said, “Commencing in January 2021, and to date, the... Read more of this article
MP Zane DeSilva Charged In Magistrates Court
MP Zane DeSilva was charged in Magistrates Court this morning [March 10] in connection with matters surrounding the dinner party at Blu last year. Mr DeSilva, who previously served as a Cabinet Minister, was charged along with his daughter Zarah Harper and Angela Caldwell of the MEF restaurant group. The first charge alleged that in July 2020 they gave... Read more of this article
‘Increase In The Number Of Luxury Market Sales’
“2020 saw a substantial increase in the number of luxury market sales, increase in average prices, higher commercial rental demand and short- term rental supply challenges,” according to Rego Sotheby’s International Realty. “Luxury residential home sales with an ARV greater than $126,000 saw a remarkable recovery with an increase... Read more of this article
